When he took the top job in January 2020, Mr. Calhoun said he was determined to improve the company's safety culture. It added directors with engineering and safety expertise and created a safety committee on its board ...
Such reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering ...
topaudit of Boeing's 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing's quality-control practices. The agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues
topThe chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately
topSuch reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering
topThat pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane. Flights aboard the Max resumed in late 2020, and the company began to increase production again to avoid falling further behind Airbus
top... year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. The company's chairman, Larry Kellner, stepped down from that position and will not seek re-election to the board.
topThe chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. The company's chairman, Larry Kellner, stepped down from that position and will not seek re-election to the board.
topaudit of Boeing's 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing's quality-control practices. The agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues
topThat pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane. Flights aboard the Max resumed in late 2020, and the company began to increase production again to avoid falling further behind Airbus.
topSuch reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering
topWhen he took the top job in January 2020, Mr. Calhoun said he was determined to improve the company's safety culture. It added directors with engineering and safety expertise and created a safety committee on its board
topMany said they still respected the company and its employees and wanted Boeing to succeed.. . . One quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended...
topOne Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training, sometimes leaving them to learn crucial skills from more experienced colleagues
topMany said they still respected the company and its employees and wanted Boeing to succeed.. . . One quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended to weed out defective or substandard...
top... left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended to weed out defective or substandard components.
topMany said they still respected the company and its employees and wanted Boeing to succeed.. . . One quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality...
topOne Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training, sometimes leaving them to learn crucial skills from...
top... quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training, sometimes leaving them to learn crucial skills from more experienced colleagues.
topOne quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended to weed out defective or substandard components.
topSuch reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering.
top... company blew us off," Ray Goforth, executive director of the union, said in a statement, adding that he thought the company used the retirements as an opportunity to cut costs by replacing veteran workers with "lower-paid entry-level engineers and technical workers.".
topAnd some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them.. . Under pressure to show regulators, airlines and passengers that the company is taking its latest crisis seriously, Boeing announced sweeping changes to its leadership on Monday
topThat pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane. Flights aboard the Max resumed in late 2020, and the company began to increase production again to avoid falling further behind Airbus.
topaudit of Boeing's 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing's quality-control practices. The agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.
topThe agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.. . Federal officials have traced the panel blowout to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., where the 737 Max is assembled.
top"For years, we prioritized the movement of the airplane through the factory over getting it done right, and that's got to change," Brian West, the company's chief financial officer, said at an investor conference last week.
topThe chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately
top"We warned Boeing that it was going to lose a mountain of expertise, and we proposed some workarounds, but the company blew us off," Ray Goforth, executive director of the union, said in a statement, adding that he thought the company used the retirements as an opportunity to cut costs by replacing veteran workers with "lower-paid entry-level engineers...
top. When he took the top job in January 2020, Mr. Calhoun said he was determined to improve the company's safety culture. It added directors with engineering and safety expertise and created a safety committee on its board
top... the airplane through the factory over getting it done right, and that's got to change," Brian West, the company's chief financial officer, said at an investor conference last week.. . . Mr. Calhoun has also acknowledged that Boeing must improve but has defended the company's approach to production
top... director of the union, said in a statement, adding that he thought the company used the retirements as an opportunity to cut costs by replacing veteran workers with "lower-paid entry-level engineers and technical workers.".
topProblems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.. . . In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off
topYet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should have been to executives and regulators as well.
topYet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should have been to executives and regulators as well
topProblems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.
topSuch reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering.
topFederal officials have traced the panel blowout to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., where the 737 Max is assembled. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place
top5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes.
topYet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should have been to executives and regulators as well.. . . After the Jan. 5 mishap, a six-week F.A.A. audit of Boeing's 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing's quality-control practices
top5 mishap, a six-week F.A.A. audit of Boeing's 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing's quality-control practices. The agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues
topFederal officials have traced the panel blowout to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., where the 737 Max is assembled. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place
top5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes.
top. Less than two months later, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane with eight hours of total flight time was briefly grounded until mechanics resolved a problem with a fire detection system
topThere were no indications that anyone was in danger, and it was not clear who was ultimately responsible for those problems. But since Jan. 5, when a panel on a two-month-old Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet blew off in midair, episodes like these have taken on new resonance, raising further questions about the quality of the planes Boeing is producing
topAnd in November, an engine on a just-delivered United Airlines 737 Max failed at 37,000 feet.. . These incidents, which the airlines disclosed to the Federal Aviation Administration, were not widely reported
topThere were no indications that anyone was in danger, and it was not clear who was ultimately responsible for those problems. But since Jan. 5, when a panel on a two-month-old Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet blew off in midair, episodes like these have taken on new resonance, raising further questions about the quality of the planes Boeing is producing
top5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes.. . . Boeing recently said it would no longer accept Max bodies from Spirit that still needed substantial work
topBut many new workers are less seasoned, current and former employees said.. . One Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training, sometimes leaving them to learn crucial skills from more experienced colleagues
topThat figure is up about 20 percent from the end of 2020. But many new workers are less seasoned, current and former employees said.. . One Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training,...
topBoeing began to cut jobs and encouraged workers to take buyouts or retire early. It ultimately lost about 19,000 employees companywide - including some with decades of experience
topThat figure is up about 20 percent from the end of 2020. But many new workers are less seasoned, current and former employees said.. . One Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training, sometimes leaving them to learn crucial skills from...
topBoeing began to cut jobs and encouraged workers to take buyouts or retire early. It ultimately lost about 19,000 employees companywide - including some with decades of experience.
topBoeing began to cut jobs and encouraged workers to take buyouts or retire early. It ultimately lost about 19,000 employees companywide - including some with decades of experience
topSome of the concerns echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed...
topSome of the concerns echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their own work
topSome of the concerns echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their own work
topBut many new workers are less seasoned, current and former employees said.. . One Boeing employee who conducted quality inspections in Washington State until last year said the company did not always provide new employees with sufficient training,...
top... quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their own work.
topSome of the concerns echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.
topSome of the concerns echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their...
top... Boeing's 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, S.C., described seeing numerous problems on planes being assembled, including wires being routed incorrectly, raising the risk that they could rub against one another, resulting in damage.
topA worker currently at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, S.C., described seeing numerous problems on planes being assembled, including wires being routed incorrectly, raising the risk that they could rub against one another, resulting in damage.
topA worker currently at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, S.C., described seeing numerous problems on planes being assembled, including wires being routed incorrectly, raising the risk that they could rub against one another, resulting in damage
topA worker currently at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, S.C., described seeing numerous problems on planes being assembled, including wires being routed incorrectly, raising the risk that they could rub against one another, resulting...
topAfter the Max 8 crashes, Boeing and its regulators focused most on the cause of those accidents: flawed design and software. Yet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should...
top"Over the last several years, we've taken close care not to push the system too fast, and we have never hesitated to slow down, to halt production or to stop deliveries to take the time we need to get things right," he said in January.. . Current and former Boeing employees, most of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized...
topOne quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended...
top... echoed accusations of quality lapses by several whistle-blowers at Boeing's South Carolina factory who spoke to The Times in 2019.. . . Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their own work
topThe agency has given the company three months, or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.. . Federal officials have traced the panel blowout to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., where the 737 Max is assembled. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place
top5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes
topOne quality manager in Washington State who left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended to weed out defective or substandard...
top... left Boeing last year said workers assembling planes would sometimes try to install parts that had not been logged or inspected, an attempt to save time by circumventing quality procedures intended to weed out defective or substandard components.. . In one case, the employee said, a worker sent parts from a receiving area straight to the factory floor before a required inspection.
top5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes.